ꤋꤢꤧ꤬

Western Kayah

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰɛ˨/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Karen *kaᴮ (“chin; jaw”). Cognate with S'gaw Karen ခၣ် (khà), Western Pwo ခၪ.

Noun

ꤋꤢꤧ꤬ (hkàe)

1. chin.
2. (lower) jaw.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Karen *khaᴮ (“bitter”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-ka-(n/m/ŋ) (“bitter; bile; liver”). Cognate with S'gaw Karen ခၣ် (khà), Western Pwo ခၪ.

Adjective

ꤋꤢꤧ꤬ (hkàe)

1. bitter.